外研版版2019-2020学年八年级上学期12月月考调研英语试题

外研版版2019-2020学年八年级上学期12月月考调研英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . Kate didnt go to the movie last night because she had to _ her sick dog at home.Alook atBlook upClook forDcare for2 . For the safety, everyone _ obey the traffic rules when he is driving or walking.AneedBmustCmayDcould3 . （题文） Do you know the Beijing actor Lu Han? Yes. He is a former _ of the South Korean pop band EXO.AnumberBamountCmember4 . -How was your day off yesterday?-Perfect! It was my grandmas _birthday. We had a big cake.AeightyBeightiethCthe eightiethDthe eighty5 . 一May I have some junk food, Mum?I am afraid not. _bad for your health.AThey doBTheyreCIt doesDIts6 . The patients will have to wait all day _ the doctor works faster.AifBunlessCwhetherDthat7 . The foreigner couldnt write it down, though I _ the telephone number many times.AreadBrepeatedCrefusedDremembered8 . Tony is very clever. In fact, I doubt whether anyone else in the class has _IQ.Aa highBa higherCthe higherDthe highest9 . How do you like Yi Yangqianxi?A cool guy! His music _ really beautiful.AsmellsBtastesClooksDsounds10 . -Lets go to the zoo this weekend.-_. But I have to finish my homework first. AId love toBThats rightCThats all rightDYoure right11 . My little brother and I are old enough to go to school all by _AmyselfBourselvesChimselfDthemselves12 . Hello, May I speak to Mr Black?Sorry, he _ Hong Kong for a meeting and he_ back in a week.Awent; wasBhas been to; will beChas gone to; has beenDhas gone to; will be13 . John arrived _ London _ a cold morning.Aon; atBat; atCin; onDat; in14 . His father showed him how to talk with otherslike a gentlemanAsafelyBbravelyChappilyDpolitely15 . Do you know _ here?Let me see Oh, I remember it was on March 18.Awhen did they moveBwhy did they moveCwhen they movedDwhy they moved二、补全对话7选5根据对话内容，从方框中所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余。A: Hi, Tom. Are you free this Saturday?B: 16 . What are you going to do, Lin Tao?A: Im going to watch a traditional art show.17 . B: Wow, you are so great! What are they about?A: 18 . They stand for happiness and good luck in China. B: Its fantastic! Where do you learn paper-cutting?A: In our school art club.B: Well, I am also interested in Chinese culture and I want to learn it.19 . A: Of course. So would you like to watch the show with me?B: Yes, Id love to and I cant wait,20 . A: Lets meet at the school gate at 9: 00 in the morning. B: OK See you then.A: See you.AWhen and where shall we meet? BYes, nothing much.CWhat club shall I join? DCan I join your club?EThey are about flowers, birds and fishes. FMy grandmother taught me.GAnd there are some of my paper-cutting works in the show.三、补全短文6选5Do the British really get together every afternoon at 4 to drink tea？Its simply not true.21 . This is more common in Scotland and in the north of England, but you can hear it all over the country. 22 . So, “teatime” refers to（指的是）the meal and not the drink. In the south, the evening meal is often called dinner, while dinner in the north is the midday meal.What about a tea break？23 . Wrong again, Im afraid. A tea break is simply a chance to have a rest from work. And you can drink whatever you like. 24 . The best time for tea break is in the midmorning or mid-afternoon.But what about tea rooms？Can I drink tea there？Yes！A tea room is a perfect place to go with friends and family to enjoy tea, cakes and sandwiches.25 . 根据短文内容,从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。AUsually it is the main meal of the day.BThis is known as afternoon tea and is usually served for special occasions（场合）such as a party.C“Tea” is widely used as a name for the evening meal.DThis is usually with a small snack.ESurely this must be a special time for tea.FTea was produced in ancient China.四、完型填空Attitude（态度）is everything. Here is a story_Mrs. Jones, an 82-year-old lady._ her life was hard, she was always nicely dressed every day. This morning Mrs. Jones was moving to the nursing home（养老院）. The nursing home was very_ . After hours of waiting, Mrs. Jones still smiled sweetly when she was told that her room was ready._ the way to her room. I told her what the room was like.Suddenly she said, “I love _ !” “_ Mrs. Jones, you havent seen the room yet!” I was surprised at her reply.She stopped and said, “_ I like my room or not doesnt depend on (取决于) how the furniture is _ . It depends on how I decide to_ the room. I have already decided to _ the room before I actually see it .” Then she continued, “I have a _. I can spend the day in bed and consider how tiny my room is. Or I can just get out of bed and be thankful that I can_ enjoy a new day. Each day is a _, Ill enjoy my life and all the _memories that I have stored in my bank account (帐户) before.” Life is like a bank account. You can take out what you ve put in. If you have put a lot of _in your bank account, you can take out some of it when you feel sad.26 . AtoBaboutCforDof27 . AWhenBSinceCAlthoughDIf28 . AbusyBbeautifulColdDsmall29 . AOnBInCByDThrough30 . AthemBherCyouDit31 . ASoBButCAndDOr32 . AIfBWeatherCWhetherDThat33 . ArepairedBsoldCboughtDplaced34 . Atake upBthink aboutCtidy upDask for35 . AdislikeBsellCloveDbuy36 . AfeverBtourCchoiceDsuggestion37 . AalsoBstillCeverDonly38 . AgiftBmessClessonDjourney39 . AhappyBhappilyChappinessDsad40 . AloveBcourageCkindnessDhappiness五、阅读单选Where in the world can you take an hours train ride, and pass a forest, London street, a scene from the Wild west, and a burning building that never burns down? Theres only one place, and thats Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets (布景)in the Universal Studios. one of the oldest and largest movie companies in the USA.A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isnt quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas Instead they repeat old ones.The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay at home to watch series, like Dynasty, which have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. Thesesoap operas, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them.Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in business, big films are still being made in America, But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie-makers have realized that they dont need Hollywood any more. Modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in studio-Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost.But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry.41 . From the passage, we know Universal Studios is_.Aa very large parkBa busy London streetCa famous movie companyDan old Hollywood movie42 . Why is the movie industry in California not as successful as before?ABecause soap operas cant be made in Hollywood.BBecause there is strong competition from other states.CBecause its movie companies are in need of young stars.DBecause young people dont go to movie theatres any more.43 . Which of the following seems to be threat(威胁) to Hollywood?AThe expensively made copies of scenes.BThe making of TV series like Dynasty.CThe interest of middle-aged film stars.DThe use of modem cameras and other equipment.44 . What can we learn about soap operasfrom the passage?AThey are less attractive.BThey are teenagers favorite.CThey are much more expensive.DThey are cheaper and easier to make.六、单词填空Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.Have you ever noticed the black and white bars on a book? Do you know what they are used for?They are barcodes(条形码) used in most products. If you go to a supermarket, you can see almost every product with a barcode on it. Barcodes contain i45 . about the product, such as name and production date. Its an easy and convenient way to know about the products. Just scan(扫描) the bars with a barcode reader and everything is c46 . .The first use of a barcode in a supermarket checkout system was on a pack of American Wrigley Company chewing gum(口香糖) in 1974. Beyond supermarkets, barcodes are needed e47 . : for renting cars, for luggage checks on a plane, for parcels you send; life would be rather difficult without barcodes. Most of our things would get lost in the post.Barcodes c48 . as well. Barcodes in the past were 1-D, but now there are 2-D barcodes, such as QR code. Since 2009, QR has been used on Chinese train tickets. People can e49 . stadiums, cinemas and theaters by holding certain types of barcodes.If you find these barcode things b50 . , a barcode building might be more up your street. In St Petersburg, Russia, there is a building designed like a barcode. It looks strange, but its a51 . a shopping mall. There are games too. Barcode Monsters is a mobile phone game. You have to scan barcodes and find the monsters!七、信息匹配将下面五个人的学习方法与相对应的解释相匹配。其中有一项为多余项。26Liu Ying practices listening by trying to repeat the voice of the speaker. 27Jin Hua memorizes English words by reviewing his vocabulary regularly.28Zhou Wei corrects his pronunciation by recording and listening to himself.29Zhang Li learns English through her mistakes.30Wu Yi gets help through sharing her goals with her teacher.AIncreasing your vocabulary is one of the fastest ways to improve the level of your English. In order to remember the new words you learn during your English lessons, you must review them regularly. This will help you to remember more of your vocabulary.BThe goals for learning can influence your ways of learning and what you study. If you tell your teacher your goal of learning, they may help you and adapt(调整) their lessons to make sure you reach your goals more quickly.CIts good to try to train your ear to hear different pronunciation and try to repeat them. You can do this by listening to very short extracts video and then trying to copy them. Try to copy the expression of the voice if the speaker is angry, sad or happy. DIts necessary to record yourself and listen back to your records regularly. Record yourself saying a short text or talking about a topic. Then watch it and think about how you can improve it. Record it again and then watch and compare to your first record to see if it is better.Keep doing this and after a few months you should be able to see some clear improvement.EEveryone tells us that mistakes are part of learning, especially when learning a language. The best learners take risks with the language and try to express themselves even when they dont know the exact words or grammar. If you dont make those mistakes then they cant help you improve.FTo learn new vocabulary and grammar successfully, you need to review your lesson or selfstudy notes regularly. Go through the notes you took and try memorizing some or all of the important language or grammar points. Then, write them down to see how much you can recall(回想). Repeat that until youve memorized all the words you learn.52 . _53 . _54 . _55 . _56 . _八、回答问题In science, people copy ideas from nature to solve problems or to create products. This is called biomimiery(仿生学). Its influence can be seen in many everyday products.Nearly ten years ago, swimwear was influenced by nature. The Speedo Fastskin, a swimsuit, was seen at the Beijing Olympics and worn by 28 of the 33 gold medal winners. The technology is based on the rough patterns on a sharks skin, which allows the shark to swim faster.Protecting astronauts eyes from the suns rays is very important but protecting their eyes from other dangerous radiation is also necessary. Scientists studied how eagles clearly recognize the animals they want to eat. They discovered that eagles have yellow oil in their eyes which fihers(过滤) out harmful radiation and allows the